Open Spotify HTTPs URLs from command line on Linux

spotify-open

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Convert HTTPS Spotify URL to spotify URI
convert_spotify_url() {
    local url="$1"

    # Remove query parameters
    url="${url%%\?*}"

    # Extract the path after the domain
    local path="${url#https://open.spotify.com/}"

    # Split the path into type and id
    local type="${path%%/*}"
    local id="${path#*/}"

    # Create the spotify: URI
    local spotify_uri="spotify:${type}:${id}"

    echo "$spotify_uri"
}

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <spotify_https_url>"
    exit 1
fi

uri="$(convert_spotify_url "$1")"
echo "$uri"

dbus-send --print-reply --session --type=method_call --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify \
    /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.OpenUri \
    "string:$uri"